Hi peoples! ^_^" Here is the next chapter. Another one of the Gundam Wing pilots gets added in this one. Heero! ^^" He is kinda OOC though. But oh well. He's still Heero! ^_^" Well, read and review please! ^^" THANKS!
~Relena Peace
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Chapter Four
Walking across the hall down towards King Chang's private library Heero wondered why he was called. Lord Heero and his uncle King Chang were usually on the best of terms, but never before had King Chang called Heero away from his duties. So this in a way perplexed Heero.
Surely everyone was in fine health. They weren't under attack. He was the captain of the guards and would be one of the first to know if such was happening. Many thoughts and ideas of what this important meeting that he was summoned for swirled about in his head. But none of them were even close as to what it really was.
Knocking slightly on the huge doors that were the entrance to the library, Heero entered when asked to. He was let in by a servant who quickly left after Heero entered. 'I wonder what that was about.' Heero said seeing the nervous look on the servant's face. Stepping up in front of King Chang Heero bowed low. "I came as soon as I received word that I was asked to." He stepped forward towards his uncle, who seemed to be under a lot of stress. "I hope everyone is well."
The King, who was gazing at a book the whole time, looked up at this comment and sighed. "Yes, Lord Heero. Thank you for coming. And yes, everyone is well." He closed the book and settled it next to him on the table. Moving slowly, Heero noted. The King only moved slowly when something was troubling him. "Pray, your highness. Tell me, what is the matter?"
Indicating a chair King Chang asked Heero to sit. Heero obeyed, moving his leather pouch to the left as he did so. "Lord Heero. I am in a great distress of trouble. I seem to have gotten me, and our Kingdom into a foolish act. For if found out we will surely be attacked and conquered. Not only that but we will be left with no honor." He said this last part as if someone had died. The dread in his voice was clearly evident.
Heero's eye brows creased in concern. "What, my King, can I do to help you? I will do anything."
The King slightly smiled. This was the part that he wanted to get at. Heero was his nephew, most trusted knight, and a very strong Lord. He will make a good Prince. "I had formed a plan, with the King Peacecraft of the Sank Kingdom. His daughter Princess of the Sank Kingdom and my son Prince WuFei were to be wed. The only problem with the plan is my son." He narrowed his eyes at the wine glass that he had in his hand. After taking a sip he continued. "WuFei refuses. And you know as well as I do that the Kingdom will fall apart. We have no money to keep it together." Setting the glass down he leaned forward towards Heero, staring at his straight in the eyes. "Princess Relena of the Sank Kingdom has no other siblings, so whomever she marries will have the throne. She is supposed to marry my son WuFei. So that will mean that he will have the Peacecraft Kingdom and this one, the Chang Kingdom."
Heero nodded in understanding. The whole Kingdom rested on the importance of this marriage. It was obviously very vital to the royal family too. "But I do not understand something." Heero said a little confused. "If the Prince WuFei refuses how will you get him to wed Princess Relena? We both know, no offense given, that WuFei does have a stubborn streak, he also has a strongness of honor, and will never do this. I have heard of King Peacecraft, and from what information that I have gathered about him he would not marry his daughter off to someone with lesser money. Your highness, did you happen to stretch the truth a bit to arrange this marriage?" Heero said trying not to sound as if he was accusing the King of straight out fibbing.
King Chang sunk back into his chair and sighed. "No, I did not stretch the truth. Because it wasn't even based on truth. It was a straight out lie." He rubbed his temples. "I elaborated about our Kingdom, making him believe that we were rich with ivory and jewels. But in truth we have none."
He stopped talking. A few moments of silence followed as King Chang let Heero have time to think about this. After a few moments passed he then continued on to the real reason he asked Lord Heero to be in conference with him. "Heero. Sir Heero of Myena. I called you here not to ask you of your advice on this matter, but to ask of you for a great favor that will take a lot of work." He pierced Heero with his eyes. After Heero gave a slight nod he continued.
"Because WuFei refuses to marry this Princess it causes a problem. We need this marriage to take place. It must take place. I have thought long and hard on this. The only solution I could come up with is this. To have someone else, of noble blood and of blood relation of course to take his place. Not as himself though, but as WuFei. Trick the Peacecraft Kingdom into believing that he is WuFei even though he is not. Then marry the Princess. The Peacecrafts are very strong against divorce. So after the marriage there will be no problems." The King spoke with soft but forceful and urgent words. "Sir Heero, I am asking you. Will you be able to take on this task, are you strong enough, brave enough, and loyal enough to the Chang Kingdom to take upon the task of deceiving the Peacecraft Kingdom and marrying Princess Relena?"
Heero looked at the King, a little shocked. The King apparently must have thought about this long and hard. Heero's mind raced thinking upon this. He knew his uncle the King. He would only resort to dishonorable things if greatly desperate. The kingdom must truly be desperate for this. He was loyal to the Chang family. He was Sir Heero of Myena. He was a loyal knight. Anything the King should ask of him he will do. Standing up Heero bowed low to his uncle. "Your wish, your majesty, is my command."
King Chang smiled. "Very good!" He stood up, now walking over to the door. "Come, we must make preparations immedently for the travel to the Peacecraft Kingdom."
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Ohhh! ^_^" What do you think now! ^^" I kinda added a little twist to it. *evil grin* Tell me what you think! I am really interested in what your reaction is on this chapter. Hehe..*evil grin*.
~Relena Peace
~Relena Peace
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Chapter Four
Walking across the hall down towards King Chang's private library Heero wondered why he was called. Lord Heero and his uncle King Chang were usually on the best of terms, but never before had King Chang called Heero away from his duties. So this in a way perplexed Heero.
Surely everyone was in fine health. They weren't under attack. He was the captain of the guards and would be one of the first to know if such was happening. Many thoughts and ideas of what this important meeting that he was summoned for swirled about in his head. But none of them were even close as to what it really was.
Knocking slightly on the huge doors that were the entrance to the library, Heero entered when asked to. He was let in by a servant who quickly left after Heero entered. 'I wonder what that was about.' Heero said seeing the nervous look on the servant's face. Stepping up in front of King Chang Heero bowed low. "I came as soon as I received word that I was asked to." He stepped forward towards his uncle, who seemed to be under a lot of stress. "I hope everyone is well."
The King, who was gazing at a book the whole time, looked up at this comment and sighed. "Yes, Lord Heero. Thank you for coming. And yes, everyone is well." He closed the book and settled it next to him on the table. Moving slowly, Heero noted. The King only moved slowly when something was troubling him. "Pray, your highness. Tell me, what is the matter?"
Indicating a chair King Chang asked Heero to sit. Heero obeyed, moving his leather pouch to the left as he did so. "Lord Heero. I am in a great distress of trouble. I seem to have gotten me, and our Kingdom into a foolish act. For if found out we will surely be attacked and conquered. Not only that but we will be left with no honor." He said this last part as if someone had died. The dread in his voice was clearly evident.
Heero's eye brows creased in concern. "What, my King, can I do to help you? I will do anything."
The King slightly smiled. This was the part that he wanted to get at. Heero was his nephew, most trusted knight, and a very strong Lord. He will make a good Prince. "I had formed a plan, with the King Peacecraft of the Sank Kingdom. His daughter Princess of the Sank Kingdom and my son Prince WuFei were to be wed. The only problem with the plan is my son." He narrowed his eyes at the wine glass that he had in his hand. After taking a sip he continued. "WuFei refuses. And you know as well as I do that the Kingdom will fall apart. We have no money to keep it together." Setting the glass down he leaned forward towards Heero, staring at his straight in the eyes. "Princess Relena of the Sank Kingdom has no other siblings, so whomever she marries will have the throne. She is supposed to marry my son WuFei. So that will mean that he will have the Peacecraft Kingdom and this one, the Chang Kingdom."
Heero nodded in understanding. The whole Kingdom rested on the importance of this marriage. It was obviously very vital to the royal family too. "But I do not understand something." Heero said a little confused. "If the Prince WuFei refuses how will you get him to wed Princess Relena? We both know, no offense given, that WuFei does have a stubborn streak, he also has a strongness of honor, and will never do this. I have heard of King Peacecraft, and from what information that I have gathered about him he would not marry his daughter off to someone with lesser money. Your highness, did you happen to stretch the truth a bit to arrange this marriage?" Heero said trying not to sound as if he was accusing the King of straight out fibbing.
King Chang sunk back into his chair and sighed. "No, I did not stretch the truth. Because it wasn't even based on truth. It was a straight out lie." He rubbed his temples. "I elaborated about our Kingdom, making him believe that we were rich with ivory and jewels. But in truth we have none."
He stopped talking. A few moments of silence followed as King Chang let Heero have time to think about this. After a few moments passed he then continued on to the real reason he asked Lord Heero to be in conference with him. "Heero. Sir Heero of Myena. I called you here not to ask you of your advice on this matter, but to ask of you for a great favor that will take a lot of work." He pierced Heero with his eyes. After Heero gave a slight nod he continued.
"Because WuFei refuses to marry this Princess it causes a problem. We need this marriage to take place. It must take place. I have thought long and hard on this. The only solution I could come up with is this. To have someone else, of noble blood and of blood relation of course to take his place. Not as himself though, but as WuFei. Trick the Peacecraft Kingdom into believing that he is WuFei even though he is not. Then marry the Princess. The Peacecrafts are very strong against divorce. So after the marriage there will be no problems." The King spoke with soft but forceful and urgent words. "Sir Heero, I am asking you. Will you be able to take on this task, are you strong enough, brave enough, and loyal enough to the Chang Kingdom to take upon the task of deceiving the Peacecraft Kingdom and marrying Princess Relena?"
Heero looked at the King, a little shocked. The King apparently must have thought about this long and hard. Heero's mind raced thinking upon this. He knew his uncle the King. He would only resort to dishonorable things if greatly desperate. The kingdom must truly be desperate for this. He was loyal to the Chang family. He was Sir Heero of Myena. He was a loyal knight. Anything the King should ask of him he will do. Standing up Heero bowed low to his uncle. "Your wish, your majesty, is my command."
King Chang smiled. "Very good!" He stood up, now walking over to the door. "Come, we must make preparations immedently for the travel to the Peacecraft Kingdom."
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Ohhh! ^_^" What do you think now! ^^" I kinda added a little twist to it. *evil grin* Tell me what you think! I am really interested in what your reaction is on this chapter. Hehe..*evil grin*.
~Relena Peace